By the time the group reached Sardis, we had gotten to know each other pretty well. 18 hours in a hot bus moves you past the niceties stage pretty quickly. Technically, Sardis was the sixth stop on our tour of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. We had discussed theology, debated politics, and argued sports. [...]
How does a church reach the nations? What does being missional look like? How do international partnerships work? The Upstream Collective’s CalebCrider recently participated in “Getting Stuck Between Missional and Missionary?” a panel discussion facilitated by EdStetzer at the Exponential Conference. As Upstream continues a yearlong effort of looking at tensions in mission, we wanted [...]
Church planter Mark Michael joined the Jet Set trip to learn. He moved to Scotland less than a week before boarding the plane to Prague, where he hoped to acquire insight on European culture. What he’s gained, however, has exceeded his expectations in cultural learning, relationship building and teaching. Seven years ago Michael planted a [...]
The guys on the trip finally seemed to have remembered that their phones also have cameras, and we got some great shots of lunch, the group in front of a museum, a cathedral, a conversation with a Czech national, and some great missional conversation in a local, independently-owned Czech coffee shop Starbucks. Rodney tries to [...]
You’ve been praying. You’re a leader in your church—maybe one that could be considered a model missional church, or maybe one that is only beginning to explore what being missional looks like—and desperately are seeking the Lord for how He wishes to significantly impact your church and life. You’re willing to invest in whatever it [...]
ChurchPlanters.com wishes to help churches impact the world with the gospel by helping them be on mission in their Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the Earth (Acts 1:8). Feb. 21-22 they are hosting Velocity, a conference for church leaders wishing to reach the lost while focusing on keeping in step with the [...]
God has been doing some incredible things at The Upstream Collective, and we pray 2011 will continue to rock our world as the Lord teaches and molds us for His glory. Please join us: Speaking at ChurchPlanters.com (February) Leading Jet Set trips to Prague and Budapest (April), Central Asia and a virtual Jet Set to [...]
You have books you want to read and books you know you need to read. Marty Duren’s “The Generous Soul” is one of the latter. With scriptural wisdom, Duren shines a spotlight into a major blind spot of the church–stewardship. Why is it that we are so intentional about how we do ministry and church, yet so accidental in how we [...]
You may have heard The Upstream Collective’s next Jet Set tour is taking pastors with Michael Frost to visit Prague, Czech Republic, and Budapest, Hungary, April 12-20, 2011. Truth be told, you don’t have to know a lot about either of these cities to be a perfect fit for this trip. To give you some [...]
Announcing The Upstream Collective’s next JetSet tour location and dates… One city was spared from the physical destruction of World War II, while the other has been rebuilt to its current state of architectural beauty. Both national capitals, in turn, foster postmodern perspectives and diversity in culture and religion, and are much further down the [...]
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